West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-01-21
Vst Virginia Democrat.


it and offer such comments as seem
appropriate.
Mr.. Camden is receiving eongrat-
ulations from Republicans andDem-
oerats on the success of the Inter
state Commerce bill.
Mr.. Camden was absent from his
post Of duty. 1t will be observed,
his organs are very careful not to
mention that the Senator was in
Charleston and not in Washington
at the very time there was the great
est need of his presence in the SEN
ate.
Republicans say they viii never
vote for Camden. Mr.. Camden's
private secretary, if we remember
rightly, has in his possession several
letters from Republicans protesting
against their party's methods and
declaring that ifa Democrat IS 70
be elected he is their choice.
It is perfectly well known to all
who profess any acquaintance with
recent politics in this State that du-
ring the canvass Mr.. Camden's man
ayers endeavored to nominate re
publicans who were favorable to
him, and it is perfectly we'll known
in Charleston that Kountz (Presi-
dent Of Mr.. Camden's railroad)
Tom Staggers, Dan FarnswOrth and
other republicans are now in that
city trying to influence their politi-
cal associates in the Legislature to
vote for Mr.. Camden. Is it not
nauseating to hear the Senator's
partizans cry out that it is treason
for q democrat to refuse to caucus
until their has been 4 joint ballot
in the two Houses. Take the pie
ture and look at it. Certainly true
and trusted democrats, whose loyal
ty to their party and whose fidelity
to it's principles cannot be question
ed have publicly declared that it is
the duty of the democratic minority
in the New York Legislature to vote
with the more patriotic republicans
in that body to elect Roscoe Conk-
ling over wood-pulp Miller. In
West Virginia the republican minor
ity profess a willingness to unite
with those democrats in the Legisla-
ture who are deterrnined to rescue
this State from the clutches of the
Standard Oil Octopus. With an
insincerity, disgusting and without
parallel, the claquers Of monopoly
make a pretense that it is treason
to the party for any democrat to ia
yor any candidate who may receive
a republican vote, And they make
this pretense although they well
know that such candidate will be
n gentleman who in a contest With
Mr.. Camden before the people would
receive ninety per cent. ofthe demo
cratic vote. The weakness Of our
party lies in the fact that it has
been dominated, in recent years, by
a class of professional politicians
who seek success by subterfuge and
Misrepresentation.
Referring to the opposition to Mr..
Camden the Register says:
Some men, to gain advantage for
themselves, may betray their own party
and enter into a despicable compact with
the enemy. Others on account of per-
sonal dislike for some man, held high IN
the estimation of great majority IN his
party, resolve to ruin the party rather
than see this man elevated 70 the posi-
ton tOwhieh tho people deSite TO choose
him.
1t is well for the Register to re-
member that while the organ of the
Ring it has long since ceased to be
the organ of the party, Democrats
have not forgotten that its former
editor voted the Republican ticket
at the election in 1884 We put the
question to thoughtful Democrats;
Which is most probable, that Cam
denis money has subsidized the Reg
lister or that men like Willis Wilson,
Daniel Lucas and j. NJ. Syden-
stricken snake despicable bargain
to gain some advantage for them
selvesY Which is most probable,
that the Standard Oil money has
subsidized the Register, or that the
gentlemen who refuse to caucus arc
actuated by "a personal dislikew
Who are the gentlemen whose mo-
tives the Register dares impugn?
They are snch men as ]. c. Alder
son, Dennis O'Keefe, John j. Davis,
DR. Late, J. II. Hurry, John Bran
non, Geo. Bennett, Thomas Brad
ford, Kettle, of Randolph; DR.. Here